Another radical crop which I'm very pleased with!

One of the quirks of being a bee is that when the temperature drops you go to sleep wherever you are. Luckily for me that was in my room. You'll be pleased to know that one the sun warmed him back up, he flew away to get on with his bee-siness

Bee on a Bluebonnet.

Can anyone id? From a threatened site in Strathspey, Scotland on ragwort Senecio jacobaea.

Apis mellifera on Xanthorrhoea (Grass-tree)

Pollenating season

I've been trying to get a shot of one of these mason bees for about a month but they have been very skittish. A not very good shot of one in an azalea flower

Bombus terrestris

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bees working brood in various stages - larva to capped brood

For Mewtate...honoring her shot of a young, dead seagull at the seashore. Went outside and found this little guy dead on our chair. Bees are having a tough time of it lately.

California, USA

Bees at Hidcote Manor Gardens (NT)

taken at warberswick beach

Proof that it is getting cooler here. Even the bees are wearing little fur coats !!!

taken at Ness Gardens, Wirral. Lovely borders in May. (probably all summer actually).

Macro shots using a Coolpix P7000 plus diopter plus flash.

Cornfield Meadows

Lee Valley

July 2011

Spotted in the David Austin nursery in Albrighton, Shropshire

It was a little cool out and cloudy, so the bees were moving rather slowly. Halfway through taking photos, though, the sun came out and they became more active. I still managed to get a few good shots.

Taken in mum's garden, Exeter, Devon.

A. rosae.

A bee feeding on a dahlia flower in the garden.

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Yet another bee picture, macro lens makes the shots more interesting at least.

This may be an actual honey bee, but I can't be certain. ID Help would be appreciated. He made a surprise landing as I was trying to do some macro work at Lassen Volcanic National Park last summer

a bee about to depart after feeding on a thistle

Bee feeding